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November 2005 #62
Thanks to Matt Penniman, David Frost, Paul Rey, Sherrie Anderson, Jeff Grabill, Melany Mack, Deb Rowe, David Frost, AJ Liebling, David Haenke, and others.
"So
a quarter of the population of the United States and Europe are "cultural
creatives"?
What's that mean? Why is it important?
http://www.culturalcreatives.org/bigpicture.html
-Paul Rey and Sherrie Anderson
Seeing Like a State
-Jeff Grabill and Melany Mack
Why have large-scale schemes to improve the human condition in the twentieth century so often gone awry? James C. Scott analyzes diverse failures in high-modernist, authoritarian state planning--collectivization in Russia, the building of Brasilia, compulsory ujamaa villages in Tanzania, and others--and uncovers conditions common to all such planning disasters. What these failures teach us, he argues, is that any centrally managed social plan must recognize the importance of local customs and practical knowledge if it hopes to succeed.
A TEMPLATE FOR POLITICAL ECOLOGY
by David Haenke
He's turned his life around.
He used to be depressed and miserable.
Now he's miserable and depressed.
- David Frost
Moving Toward Health
Interested in an active, healthy, walkable, bikable, livable, and
green Capital Region? Just send me an e-mail or give me a jingle...
517/336-7840 to receive updates on "Moving OUr Community Toward Health" or
just "MOCTH."
Visit www.re-news.net/update for
more information. This project is supported by local and state community
groups, businesses, and government.
Capital Area Community Media Center has a new website... thanks to Matt Penniman
http://www.CapitalCMC.org
Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one.
- AJ Liebling
Note: I've put together a listserv (e-mail list) for CACMC. Please send me an e-mail if you're interested in subscribing.
The Need for Sustainability Programs on Campus
-from Debbie Rowe
Sustainability, the balance of environmental, social, and economic needs, continues to grow as a major issue that large institutions must address. Most top universities and Fortune 500 companies have established entities to manage sustainability within their organizations...
November Energy Series
Check out these free educational sessions by local energy gurus...
click...
Thanks,
LeRoy